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Chronicle?
a historical record
Callow?
Callow - immature and inexperienced
When did Christianity start to spread through the Roman Empire?
37 CE (after Jesus was supposedly crucified)
What is the Hijrah?
When Muhammad began teaching, he was totally mistreated by wealthy traders in Mecca who did not believe that he was a prophet. In 622, he and some of his supporters moved to the city of Medina. This journey became known as the Hijrah.
What are the three inalienable rights mentioned in the Declaration?
Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
Chivalrous?
Chivalrous - adj - showing bravery, honor, courtesy, especially from men to women, gentlemanly
Haughty?
Haughty - arrogant
What are two primary beliefs Christians have about Jesus?
He is the Son of God and that his body resurrected to heaven when he got killed by the Roman government
What is the Muslim holy book, and where do Muslims believe it came from?
The Quran is the Muslim holy book. Muslims believe that the Quran was dictated to Muhammad from Allah, through the angel Gabriel, at Mount Hira, near Mecca.
What does “inalienable” mean?
Unable to be taken away
Fief?
Fief - n - in Feudalism, fief is the property or rights given by the overload (in power) to the vassal (not in power)
Shrewd?
Shrewd - intelligent and practical
What is the New Testament about?
Jesus’ life, teachings, and messages from early Christian teachers
What do they do during the month of Ramadan?
Fast (no drink or food) from sunrise to sunset every day during this month
Whose rights did the Bill of Rights not include?
Black Americans, women, and Native Americans
Guild?
Guild - n - an organization of people who do the same job or have the same goals or interests
Steely?
Steely - strong, hard, and unfriendly
What is the main reason the Romans crucified him?
For claiming he was the Son of God
What is Zakat?
The practice of giving 2.5 percent of their income to the poor
What was the organization that met in Philadelphia in 1774 to encourage colonists to take arms?
First Continental Congress
What material was parchment originally made from?
Dried animal skins
Droning?
Droning - a continuous boring monotonous sound
Who is known as the most important early missionary (spreader) of Christianity?
St. Paul, who wrote much of the New Testament
List the religions in order of greatest number of members to least?
Christianity - 2 billion, Islam - 1.3 billion, Hinduism - 900 million, Buddhism - 360 million, and Judaism - 14 million
What were the colonists called who supported independence? And colonists who wanted to stay loyal to Great Britain?
Patriots, Loyalists